Introduction

Hello,we are some students of ESO 1 at San José school in Lugo and we are going to talk about NEW ZEALAND, an amazing country with peculiar traditions.

We are Uxia, Alexandra, Nuria, Pablo and Daniel.

New Zealand Food

Sports

The national sports are Rugby and Sailing.
The rugby team are the "All Blacks", several times world champions. It is very typical the ritual maori dance of war "Haka", performed in front of the rival team before the match:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tdMCAV6Yd0Y

New Zealand Economy

New Zealand has a modern, prosperous and developed market economy with an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) of roughly US$28,250. The currency is the New Zealand dollar, informally known as the "Kiwi dollar"; it also circulates in the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. 

New Zealand Symbols

Its motto is "Kia Ora" (Welcome).

Some important symbols are:

Its national flag is:

New Zealand History

Māori were the first to arrive in New Zealand, journeying in canoes from Hawaiki about 1,000 years ago. A Dutchman, Abel Tasman, was the first European to sight the country but it was the British who made New Zealand part of their empire.

In 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, an agreement between the British Crown and Maori. It established British law in New Zealand and it is considered New Zealand’s founding document an important part of the country's history. The building where the treaty was signed has been preserved and, today, the Waitangi Treaty Grounds are a popular attraction.

You'll find amazing Māori historic sites and taonga (treasures) - as well as beautiful colonial-era buildings -  throughout the country. A walk around any New Zealand city today shows what a culturally diverse and fascinating country they have become.

Geographic and Demografic data

New Zealand has a surface of 268.000 km2 , and a population of about 4 and a half million people.

The original ethnic group is the Maori, related with the ancient polynesian inhabitants.

It was colonized by the dutch and the British Empire, and now is part of the Commonwealth.

The higher mountain is Mount Cook;